Related Powered Surgery Products
These products can be used with our NIM Nerve Monitoring Systems during ENT surgeries, including otologic procedures with our high-speed drills.
Integrated Power Console (IPC System)
Integrated Power Console, a Medtronic Powered ENT Surgery System
The IPC® System is a multispecialty surgical power console for removing soft tissue, hard tissue, and bone during ENT surgeries. Our IPC System and its suite of application-specific products make it the most versatile console on the market. From inferior turbinoplasties to complex skull base cases, the IPC platform can serve your full range of ENT surgery needs.
Powers Your Favorite Medtronic Handpieces
The IPC System powers all of your favorite Medtronic ENT handpieces. You can connect up to four handpieces at once, including the Straightshot® M4 Microdebrider, Legend® EHS Stylus® Drill, Endo-Scrub® 2 Lens Cleaning Sheaths, and Skeeter Otologic Drill.
Innovative Irrigation Control
The IPC suction-irrigation system provides a simple solution for irrigation control in the OR during ENT surgery. Its user-friendly design includes optimized pre-set flow rates for all French tips. Plus, the unique IntelliFlow™ Remote Control allows for easy on/off, tip size, and flow rate changes from the sterile field.
Multifunction Footpedal for Ergonomic Control
The IPC footpedal offers 3 buttons for maximum control during ENT surgery. Its non-slip design and compact size make it ideal for operating rooms. The hoop locks firmly in place, then collapses easily for storage.
Otologic Drills and Burs
Legend EHS Stylus High-Speed Drill
Medtronic offers a complete line of electric drills for the unique challenges of otology, neurotology, and skull base procedures, including the Midas Rex® Legend® EHS Stylus® High-Speed Drill, Visao® High-Speed Otologic Drill, and Skeeter Otologic Drill. These otologic drills are powered by our multispecialty Integrated Power Console (IPC® System). We also offer the pneumatic Midas Rex MR7 High-Speed Surgical Drills that may be used for ENT as well as other surgical procedures.
Midas Rex Legend EHS Stylus High-Speed Drill
The Legend EHS Stylus Drill is small, lightweight, and ergonomic for excellent balance and maneuverability when you’re operating in tight spaces. With its compact size and high torque, this surgical drill is suited for a wide range of ENT, neurotology, and spinal surgeries.
The Legend EHS Stylus Drill offers adjustable speeds from 200 to 75,000 rpm and an intuitive interface. You can use it with our patented high-speed Curved Burs for outstanding visibility and access in narrow and deep anatomic regions.
The Legend EHS Stylus Drill works with our color-coded, standardized Midas Rex Legend Tools and Attachments for added convenience and quick set-up.
Visao High-Speed Otologic Drill
Visao High-Speed Otologic Drill
The Visao High-Speed Otologic Drill allows remarkable surgical visibility and access with patented curved burs that feature an outer, non-rotating tube design to help protect critical anatomy from mechanical injury. With a lightweight titanium exterior, our Visao drill provides a well-balanced, comfortable handpiece with integrated water-cooling and low operating temperatures for long procedures.
Designed for neurotology, the drill’s 80,000 rpm and high torque allow for rapid, yet precise removal of bone and tissue in tight, deep anatomic spaces. The Visao drill is well-suited for these otologic and neurotologic procedures:
- Cochleostomies, even under direct vision
- Draining a petrous apex cyst via an endaural, infracochlear approach
- Middle fossa acoustic neuromas, including opening the internal auditory canal
- Reducing the scutum during a tympanoplasty
Integrated Facial Nerve Monitoring
The Stim Bur Guard for the Visao drill is the first and only commercially available surgical tool that combines an electric drill with stimulation. Stim Bur technology works with our NIM® Nerve Monitoring Systems* to alert you of the bur’s proximity to the facial nerve during otologic surgery and help reduce the risk of patient injury.
Application-Specific Burs for the Legend EHS Stylus and Visao High-Speed Drills
Our extensive line of application-specific burs for the Legend EHS Stylus and Visao High-Speed Drills includes high-speed curved and straight burs in various shapes, sizes, and finishes. Some of our innovative product features include:
- A patented curved bur design that can provide visibility and access during cochleostomies, middle fossa acoustic neuromas, and infralabyrinth approaches to the petrous apex
- An outer, non-rotating tube on our curved burs that helps protect critical anatomy from mechanical injury
- Stim Bur Guard for the Visao drill that provides advance warning of proximity to the facial nerve*
- Interchangeable tools and attachments for the Legend EHS Stylus Drill
View complete details about our Legend EHS Stylus burs or Visao otologic burs.
* Nerve monitoring capability provided by our NIM-Response® or NIM-Neuro® Nerve Monitoring Systems, models 2.0 and later. Must be used with IPC® System and Visao High-Speed Otologic Drill.
Straightshot M4 Microdebrider
Straightshot M4 Microdebrider for ENT surgeries
The Straightshot M4 Microdebrider is an innovative, powered handpiece for ENT surgery that helps improve intraoperative functionality and precision when incising or removing soft tissue, hard tissue, or bone. Winner of a Medical Device Excellence Award, it's the first microdebrider that lets you rotate only the tip of the curved blade during ENT surgery. This allows you to perform 360-degree cutting in the frontal sinuses, a more complete removal of polyps and mucin in the maxillary sinuses, and gain greater access to target tissue in the lateral and posterior areas of the airway.
Our microdebrider has a unique precision finger wheel control for rotating the blade tip, while integrated suction helps keep the surgical site clear. Additionally, the sculpted shape of the Straightshot M4 Microdebrider accommodates multiple hand positions and provides ergonomic comfort for ENT surgeons with large or small hands.
With better, more comfortable access to sinus and airway anatomy, ENT surgeons can perform a more precise, complete removal of obstructive or diseased tissue with the Straightshot M4 Microdebrider.
Our complete line of blades and burs makes the Straightshot M4 Microdebrider the most versatile handpiece for ENT surgery in adults and children. Some examples of this versatility include:
- Precisely excising bone from the nasal crest in a frontal sinustomy with an irrigated curved bur at 12,000 rpm
- Removing submucosal stromal tissue from hypertrophied inferior turbinates
- Endoscopically debulking laryngeal and tracheal tumors
- Delicately removing papilloma from the vocal fold at an ultra-low 60 rpm
The Straightshot M4 Microdebrider for ENT surgery is powered by our multifunction Integrated Power Console (IPC® System).
